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U.S. unemployment rate settles at 7.6%

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The national unemployment rate settled at 7.6 percent in June, unchanged from the previous month.

The number of unemployed, 11.8 million, also was unchanged in June.

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 last month, led by leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care and financial activities, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics news release.

The leisure and hospitality industry added 75,000 jobs; professional and business services, 53,000; retail trade, 37,000; health care, 20,000; and financial, 17,000.

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